Brush kit



April 24, 1928.

C. A. ODDO 2 Shets-Sheet 1 April 24, 1928'.

BRUSH KIT Filed April 15. 1927 2 Sheets-Shem 2 1111) tor AttorneyPatented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES it p 1,667,044

PATENT-OFFICE.

CHARLES A. ODDOfOI' BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

BRUSH KIT.

ce lmmn'a ea-a rn 15, 1927; SerialNo. 184,095. a

The present invention relates to improvements in special receptacles andhas refer- V ence more particularly to a kit for. paint or varnishbrushes. y Y a I 6 One of the important objects of the present inventionis to provide a' kit of theabove mentioned character which is adapted tore? ceive anumber of paint or varnish brushes and support the samewithinthe kit in such a manner as to 'enable'a'person'to readily andeasilyremove any desired brush from the kit Without interferingwith the Otherbrushes, thus savingconsiderable time. and

labor.

A further object'of the inventionjis to provide a kit for paint or;varnish brushes wherein the kit may be filledwitha liquid characterwhereinthe brush carrying unit is of such construction astoautomatically move to an open position when the unit is raised apredetermined distance in the k1t so that the brushes will be readilyvisible and the desired brush can be readily re-' moved from the unit.

A still further object is to provide a brush kit'oi the above mentionedcharacterwhioh is simple in construction, inexpensive, strong anddurable and further well adapted to the purposes for which it isdesigned; I i Other objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent during the course otthe following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, andinwhich llke numerals indicate like parts throughout the samez,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the kit embodying my invention, apart/of .the receptacle being broken away to moreclearly disclose thearrangementof the tray and the brush carrying unit in the receptacle,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view'taken 1 approximately on the line2-2iof Flgure 1, showing a construction of one of the arms at the endsof the tray.

s Figure 3 is a vertical sectionalview. taken approximately on the line3,3 ofFigure'l Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the kitor disclosing-in top plan the two brush carrying units arranged therein.

Figure is a verticaltisectional' view through one of the brush carryingunits for disclosing the manner in which av brush is positioned therein,and i I Figure 6 is adeta-ilf perspective view of same inits'open'positi'on. I i

In the drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown, thepreferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 designates generallymy improved brush kit, the same comprising the substantiallyrectangular; shaped receptacle 2 Which is open at its, top. Ahingedcover 3 isprovided for the open top of the receptacle and thiscover s hinged at its rear side to the rear side of the upper portion ofthe receptacle asat- 4. Any suitable locking means such as is showngenerally at 5 is associated with the front side ofzthe'cover andtheadjacent sldeof the upper portion of the receptacle whereby the coverwill be locked in a closed position on the open topvof the receptacle.

A suitable handle 6 is attached to the top of the cover to provide meanswhereby the kit may beeasily carried Thekit is pref--- terablyconstructed of galvanized sheet metal, although it is to be vunderstoodthat, I do not wish to limit myself to the particular material fromwhich the kit'may be constructed.

one of the brush carrying :umts, showing the I Adaptedto be removablyarranged within I thereceptacle 2 is the'elon'gated tray 7, the

same being formed with a series of drain openings 8, as is clearlydisclosed in Figures 1 and 3. Extending upwardly from each end of thetrayfis the relatively wide arm 9, the side edges of whichare flangedoutwardly as illustrated at 10.: The arms 9 are of a lengthsubstantiallyequal to the length of the end walls oflthe receptacle andare of a widthslightly less than the width of the receptacle 2. The-tray7 is of alength slightly less than the length of the recepta- T cleandthis isjclearly disclosed in Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the drawings.For the .pur-

pose of spacing the ends of the traywit-h respect to the end walls ofthe receptacle,

I provide spacing members 11 which extend outwardly from the upstandingarms 9 adjacent the upper ends thereof.

Each upstanding' arm is formed with i a pair of parallel spacedlongitudinally extending slots indicated by the numeral 12, and thepurpose of these slots will behereinatter more fully described. H p

A brace'rod 13 extends between the upper portions of the vertical arms 9and this is clearly shown in the drawings.

The brush kit further includes the provision of a pair of brush carryingunits designated generally by the numeral ll. Each unit comprises acasing including a pair of complementary sections 15 and 16,respectively. Each section is preferably construct ed from a sheetmetalplate which is curved in such a manner whereby the sides'oil thecasing gradually converge toward the bottom, as is readily obvious fromthe constructil tion shown in l ure 5. The lower edge of the inner platelire section 15 is rolled as illustrated at 17 for a purpose to be presently apparent. The upper edges or the plate like sections are bent backupon themselves to form smooth upper edges. lGX- tending inwardly fromthe outer plate-like section atthe ends and the intermediate portionthereof are the vertical parallel spaced partition members 18 and theinner platelike section 15 is formed with vertical slots 19 toaccommodate these partitions or separators 18in the manner clearly shownin Figure 6.

An elongated rod. 20 extends through the lower rolled edge portion 1'7on the inner plate section 15 and through registering openings providedin the lower ends of the several partitions or separators 18 wherebyahinge connection is provided between the lower longitudinal edges ofthe platelike sections comprising the casing of each of the brushcarrying units 14. The cndmost portions provide a closure for the endsof the casing when the sections are brought together and when saidsections are disposed in a vertical position, the outer tree edges ofthe partitions or separators will project through the respective slots19 provided therefor in the inner plate 15 whereby a plurality of brushreceiving con'ipartments will be formed in eachcasing and the partitionsand slots are so arranged as to form compartments of various sizes inorder to accommodate paint or varnish brushes of difterent sizes.

,An elongated handle 21 extends upwardly from the innermost plate-likesection 15 at the intermediate portion thereolfland this handle providesa means whereby each brush carrying unit 14 may be raised or lowered inthe receptacle 2 in the manner to be presently described.

The rod 20 has its ends projecting beyond the ends oi the sectionscomprising'the casing of each brush carrying unit and the outwardlyprojecting'ends of the rods 20 are adapted for slidable dispositionwithin the respective aligned slots 12 provided therefor in theupstanding arms 9 formed at the ends of thetray 7 The pins cooperatewith the slots in guiding the brush carrying units during their verticalslidable movement within the receptacle and normally the outwardlyprojecting ends of the rods are disposed in the lowermost ends of theslots and the brush carrying units will rest on the tray 7.

The inner plate-like section 15 is formed with a series of drainopenings22 adjacent the lower edge thereof while a similar series otdrainopenings are arranged in the lower portion of the complementaryplate-likesection'16 as is indicated by thenumer'al23.

The kit is of such size as to accommodate two brush carrying units andthe units are arranged as shown in Figure 3 so that the handles 21extend upwardly on. opposite sides otthe brace rod'13.

The receptacle is to bepartially filled with any suitable liquid such asbenzine gasoline,

or the like, which liquidtends to keep "the bristles ot the brushesmoist and soft and by reason of the openings in. the complementarysections of each of the casings of the brush carrying units the bristleswill be in'nnersed in the liquid when the brush carrying units are intheirilowermost positions in the receptacle. In this manner, the brusheswill be kept in individual compartments, and the liquid'cannot leak outof the receptacle and when the coveris ina closed position on the opentop 01 the receptacle,'dust or other foreign matter cannot enter thereceptacle. i a

In this manner, the brushes will be kept in proper condition for useWhenever necessaryand it will not be necessary to wrap theindividualbrush up in a piece or paper or the like such as is nowcommonly done.

In order to obtain access to the brushes, the cover 3 is swung to anopen position and the handl-eQl of either unit or-both units is graspedand lifted upwardly so as to cause the casing or casings to be raised upwardly and during such movement, the pins 20 will slide upwardly in theslot when both the units are lifted. As soon as the outer section 16reaches a predetern'rined point, during the upward sliding movement ofthe brush carrying unit the same will swing outwardly on the pivotformed by the rod 20 so that said plate-like section will rest againstthe outer edge of the upper open end of the receptacle and the brusheswill also be tilted whereby a person may readily view the severalbrushes arranged in the receptacle, the liquid will drain from thebristles and will drop into the bottom of the receptacle.

When the handle or handles are released the brush carrying units will bygravity return to their normal positions in the bottom paint and varnishbrushes which will at all times maintain the bristles'of the brushes ina moist and soft condition, and furthermore by constructing a brushcarrying unit in the manner as above described and as further shown inthe drawings, a number of brushes can be neatly arranged in such amanner as to enable a person to readily remove any particular brushwithout having to examine the entire number of brushes.

The simplicity of my device enables the same to be constructed at'a Verylowcost and furthermore will at all times be positive and eflicient incarrying out the purposes for which it is designed.

lVhile I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is tobe understood that various changes in the size, shape and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. In a kit forbrushes, an open top receptacle, a cover therefor, a brush carrying unitvertically slidable in the receptacle, a handle associated with the unitfor lifting the same upwardly to permit the ready ref moval of a brushwhen the cover forthe receptacle-is opened, said unit comprising acasing including complementary hingedly connected together at theirloweredges, said sections being automatically. separated when the unit israised upwardly a predetermined distance in the receptacle.

2. In a kit for brushes, an open top receptacle, a cover therefor, abrush carrying unit vertically slidable in the receptacle, a handleassociated with the unit for lifting the same I upwardly to permit thereadyremoval of a sections brush when thecover for the receptacle isopened, said unit comprising a casing including complementary sectionshingedly connected together at their lower edges, said sections beingautomatically separated when the unit is raised upwardly a predetermineddistance in the receptacle, and partitionsar ranged on the inner face ofone of the sections for dividing the easing into a plurality of brushreceiving compartments.

3. In a kit for brushes, an open top receptacle, a cover therefor, abrush carrying unit vertically slidable in the receptacle, a handleassociated with the unit for lifting the same upwardly to permittheready removal of a brush when the cover for the receptacle is opened,said unit comprising a casing including complementary sections hingedlyconnected together at their lower edges, said sections,v beingautomatically separated When the unitis raised upwardly a predetermineddistance in the receptacle, and partitions arrangedon the inner face ofone of the sections for, dividing the casing into a plural ity of brushreceiving compartments, the

other section being formed with slots to ac-' commodate the free edgesof the partitions.

4. In a kit for brushes, an open top receptacle, a cover therefor, aremovable'tray arranged within the bottom of the receptacle,

"arms extending upwardly. from the ends of the tray, a brush carryingunit, cooperat ng means between the unit and said arms whereby said unitmay be moved vertically between the arms, and a handle associated withthe unit for actuating the same.

5. In a kit for brushes, an open top receptacle, a cover therefor, aremovable tray 'arrangedwithin the bottom OfthB receptacle, armsextending upwardly from the ends of the tray, a brush carrying'unit,cooperating meansbetween the unit and said arms whereby said unit maybemoved vertically between the arms, a handle associated with the unitfor actuating the same, said unit comprising a casing includingcomplementary sections hingedly connected together at their lower edges,each section being provided,

with drain openings in the lower portion thereof, the sections adaptedto be automatically separated'when the unit is raised up Wardly apredetermined distance inthe receptacle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES A. oDDo;

